Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-05

visiting IN the CITY ''o-udy.
F. M. Burson is putting up new
residence near the depot
Coolidge is building, or preparing
to build, fine opera house.
Two carloads of material for the
waterworks have already arrived.
Henry Tate, of Cincinnati, the
pitcher for our base ball nine, is eX-
pected here Saturday.
We understand that we are to have
two base ball mines this season. We
have not learned who is getting up the
second
Judge G. Colt, who recently return
ed from Milwaukee, left again Monday
for that city and will be gone some
weeks:
Mr. Frederick Weger, from Tur-
ner's Junction, Ills, is in the city
visiting Jake Stauffer and looking at
the country.
The measles and humps are rag
ing in Walnut City. Out of a school
of eighty. all but twelve are confined
with one or the other.
Geo. Mitchell as adding to the at
tractiveness of his home by building
handsome porch, papering, painting
and laying new side walk.
These fine days are the delight of
the farmer, but they make news
scarcer and increase the number Of
steps the newspaper man must take.
Somehow, the question Of selling
the present Scholastic has been
dropped in very unceremonious
manner. We havn't heard it men
toned for week.
We are asked to request that all
persons who are in arrears ON their
subscriptions to the @. A. II. to come
. forward and settle with the Quarter
master Sergeant.
Strangers keep coming and real
estate keeps changing hands quietly
but steadily. The boom is not dead
but is only resting Tor supreme effort
id about fifteen days.
1t seems that Hutchinson is getting |
into a considerable Of a muddle about
the millrace. They are trying to raise
money enough to buy it from the
Water Power company.
The weekly average of real estate
transfers still continues to show up
very well. Indeed we have reason to
feel proud when we compare it with
those of other neighboring towns.
If we are to have an excursion about
the 10Th inst, would il not be well for
our citizens to begin to get the town
in presentable appearance? Get
some of the rubbish out Of the streets,
etc.
Mr.. w. Boa, who is at present
book-beeker for the lumber firm of
Brinkman Bros. u Gwinn, is expect
ing his family here shortly from Alder
sou, West Virginia. They will occupy
the VIM. Brueser property.
The Hutchinson Neeus is authority
for the statement that in the whole
county of Reno, only four drug firms
have taken out permits to sell intoxi
eating liquors. Two of the firms are
in Hutchinson and two at Nickerson.
The trial of Fotheringham, charged
with being an accomplish in the rob-
berry of the Adams Express company
some months ago, was begun in St.
Louis Monday. 1t is generally be-
ieved that he will be acquitted.
We are informed that Mr. Castle,
who will be remembered by many Of
our citizens as having visited here
with his brother, DIR. G. Z. Castle,
some years ago, died on the I'd inst
at his home in Salem, ILL.,, after
long illness.
The city marshal still continues his
war Of determination against the can,
inc race. Many a dog went to the
''echoiess shore yesterday and day
before, and now quiet reigns where
erstwhile was heard the lusty chorus
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